While the National Capital Commission has said it continues work on the skateway to prepare it for skaters this winter, not a single section has opened and the forecast is not looking positive because of a lack of negative temperatures. ottnews
The red flag is still flying on the Rideau Canal Skateway and conditions are not looking good for the world's largest skating rink.
The NCC says it needs at least 10 straight days of temperatures below -10 C to get the ice thick enough to safely support the thousands of people who use the skateway when it's open. So far this winter, there have been two four-day streaks of average daily temperatures below -10 C, one in mid-January and one in early February. The coldest temperatures so far this year were recorded between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, which included one day where the average temperature was -9 C.
Environment Canada's forecast for Ottawa includes above-average highs all week, including two forecast highs of 7 C on Wednesday and Thursday, which is approximately 10 degrees warmer than the typical high for mid-February in Ottawa.
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